Steven Clark Rockefeller
Mary Clark
Steven Clark Rockefeller (born April 19, 1936) is an American professor, philanthropist and a fourth-generation member of the Rockefeller family. He is the second oldest son of former U.S. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mary Rockefeller.
Rockefeller formerly served as dean of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont.[1] He is an avid philanthropist who focusses on education, Planned Parenthood, human rights and environmental causes. He is a trustee of the Asian Cultural Council[2] and an advisory trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.[3] He has also served as a director of the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.[4]
Early life and education
He is the second-oldest son of former U.S. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller and his first wife, Mary Rockefeller.
Rockefeller attended Deerfield Academy and received his A.B. degree from Princeton University, where he was president of the Ivy Club and a recipient of the Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize. Subsequently, he earned a M.Div. degree from the Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and a Ph.D. degree in philosophy of religion from Columbia University. He is a professor emeritus of Religion at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont where he previously served as college dean and chairman of the religion department.[5]
Career
In 1976, Rockefeller began an intensive study of Zen Buddhism, making frequent week-long visits to the Rochester Zen Center, where he was a trustee.
He coordinated the drafting of the Earth Charter for the Earth Charter Commission and Earth Council. In 2005, he moderated the international launch of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) (2005–14) in its headquarters in New York, launched by UNESCO and attended by Nane Annan, the wife of Secretary General Kofi Annan.[6] He is Co-Chair of Earth Charter International Council and has written numerous essays on the Earth Charter, available at the Earth Charter website.[7]
Personal life
In 1959, Rockefeller married Anne-Marie Rasmussen in Søgne, Norway.[8] She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Kristian Rasmussen, a grocer, originally from Søgne. Anne-Marie was a former employee in the Rockefeller household. They had three children:
- Steven Clark Rockefeller, Jr. (born 1960), married Kimberly Eckles; three children: Steven III (b.c. 1987),[9] Christian Aldrich (b. 1991) and Kayla (b.c. 1999).[citation needed] Steven III. is married to Lacey McKeon, daughter of assemblyman John F. McKeon from New Jersey. Christian is married to Erica Cadigan; one child.[10]
- Ingrid Rasmussen Rockefeller (born 1963), married Eric A. Ellisen[11] and remarried to Robert Kirkland II.[12]
- Jennifer Rasmussen Rockefeller (born 1964), married John Nolan,[13] member of the board of trustees of Rockefeller Brothers Fund; four sons and resides in Falmouth, Maine;[14] Weston Nolan (b.c. 1997);[15] John Hunter Nolan (b.c. 1990);[16] Connor Nolan (b.c. 1993) and Jared Nolan (b.c. 1997).
According to a New York Times article from August 25, 1970, Rockefeller sought divorce from Anne-Marie, in Juarez, Mexico in November 1969. She remarried shortly thereafter to Robert W. Krogstad, of Maple Bluff, Wisconsin, who was also of Norwegian descent, and was the president of the Leer Manufacturing Company in New Lisbon, Wisconsin.[17][18]
Rockefeller remarried to Dori Selene Liles, in 1977.[19] They had one daughter;
- Laura Selene Rockefeller (born 1981), a writer and actress based in Boston.[20][21]
His third marriage was to Barbara Bellows on May 11, 1991.
Publications
He has edited or written three books:
- The Christ and the Bodhisattva (SUNY Series in Buddhist Studies). Edited by Donald S. Lopez Jr., and Steven C. Rockefeller. State University of New York Press (1987)
- Rockefeller, Steven C. John Dewey: Religious Faith and Democratic Humanism. Columbia University Press (1991)
- Spirit and Nature -- Why the Environment Is a Religious Issue: An Interfaith Dialogue. Edited by Steven C. Rockefeller and John C. Elder. Beacon Press (1992).
Further reading
- Rasmussen, Anne-Marie. There Was Once a Time of Islands, Illusions, and Rockefellers. New York and London: Harcourt Brace, 1975.
See also
References
- ^ Profile | Steven Rockefeller | Season 2 | Episode 209 | PBS, retrieved 2023-05-07
- ^ "Asian Cultural Council — Leaving a Mark: Painting and Philanthropy in Action". www.asianculturalcouncil.org. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Steven Rockefeller". Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Education, Spirituality in. "Steven C. Rockefeller | Spirituality in Education". Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Trustees: Steven C. Rockefeller". Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "International Launch of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)" (Press release). UNESCO. 2005-03-01. Archived from the original on 2005-09-29. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "The Earth Charter Initiative-Website". Earth Charter Initiative, dates?
- ^ "Rockefeller's Son Weds Aug. 22 In Norway With Family Present". The New York Times. 1959-08-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Lacey McKeon, Steven Rockefeller". The New York Times. 2019-04-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ erica (2022-01-08). "Winter Wedding at the Harvard Club of Boston - The Ewings Photo Video". Bolton MA Wedding Photography Videography Family Portraits | The Ewings. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "INGRID ROCKEFELLER IS MARRIED". The New York Times. 1987-09-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Ingrid Rockefeller, Robert Kirkland 2d". The New York Times. 1999-05-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Godfrey, Neale. "The Rockefellers Didn't Spoil Their Kids: Grandparents Can Learn A Lesson Or Two". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Jennifer Nolan". Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Weston Nolan - 2019 - Men's Lacrosse". Roger Williams University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "about". INSIGHT VISUAL COMPANY. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Mrs. Anne-Marie Rockefeller Is Wed to Robert W. Krogstad". The New York Times. 1971-06-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Mrs. Anne-Marie Rockefeller To Be Married to Manufacturer". The New York Times. 1970-08-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Notes on People". The New York Times. 1977-08-02. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Profile - Laura Selene Rockefeller - The Authors Guild". go.authorsguild.org. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ Rockefeller, Laura Selene (2007-07-01). "Shirley and the Politics of Personal Faith". Brontë Studies. 32 (2): 106–115. doi:10.1179/147489307X182853. ISSN 1474-8932. S2CID 153593719.
External links
- The Cousins A 1984 New York Times profile of prominent members of the fourth-generation Rockefellers. (requires subscription)
- Steven C. Rockefeller - Rockefeller Brothers Fund website
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